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Re:Walmart patents surveillance tool that can eavesdrop on w... by stephengillie on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:07PM (#17515936)
Supposedly, Amazon employees watch the cameras in their stores, to know which Prime account to charge for which item. It sounds like a step between self-check and scan-bag-go, with a "mechanical Turk" to bridge the gap - turn Loss Prevention into legitimate checkout and a profit center.
Re:Walmart patents surveillance tool that can eavesdrop on w... by russdpale on Thursday July 12, 2018 @01:47PM (#17516949)
lol so THAT is why they are so coy about how the system actually works. My neice asked one of the employees and he was constantly giving dodgy answers to everyone. I figured they just didn't want any employee letting any proprietary knowledge out..